base of operations
noun phrase
: main offices : headquarters
The company's base of operations is (in) London.
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Two disaster relief units — tractor-trailers stocked with tools and equipment — also departed on Friday from North Carolina, where Samaritan's Purse is headquartered, to serve as a base of operations for volunteer teams, the group said.
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Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
Season one was filmed in Montana. Read More:How Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren's '1923' Duttons fit into the 'Yellowstone' universe
Filming for season two will occur across Texas, and Austin will be a base of operations in the state, according to city documents.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 30 May 2024
Perseverance’s research is intended to pave the way for humans to reach Mars in the years ahead under NASA's Artemis program, which will begin with astronauts returning to the moon to establish a base of operations.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Upon returning to the Lighthouse, the game’s base of operations, I was immediately presented with a choice.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
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Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
Season one was filmed in Montana. Read More:How Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren's '1923' Duttons fit into the 'Yellowstone' universe
Filming for season two will occur across Texas, and Austin will be a base of operations in the state, according to city documents.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 30 May 2024
Perseverance’s research is intended to pave the way for humans to reach Mars in the years ahead under NASA's Artemis program, which will begin with astronauts returning to the moon to establish a base of operations.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Upon returning to the Lighthouse, the game’s base of operations, I was immediately presented with a choice.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Base of operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20of%20operations. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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